Docker save vs export commands¶
In Docker, the docker save and docker export commands serve distinct purposes for persisting different types of objects: images and containers, respectively^[600-developer-docker-docker-tomcat.md].
Commands¶
Docker Save This command is used to persist an image to a tar archive^[600-developer-docker-docker-tomcat.md].
docker save busybox-1 > /home/save.tar
Docker Export This command is used to persist a specific container to a tar archive^[600-developer-docker-docker-tomcat.md].
docker export <CONTAINER ID> > /home/export.tar
Related Concepts¶
- [[Docker]]
- [[Docker images]]
- [[Docker containers]]
- [[Docker load command]] (corresponding command to
docker save)
Sources¶
^[600-developer-docker-docker-tomcat.md]